Machine for punching tickets used by African-American porter Thomas McCord on the Pullman railway service. Being a Pullman porter was one of the jobs that helped build the black middle class in America, and Pullman porters were key figures in the civil-rights movement. A chrome finish hand-held single hole punch with a Pullman Company inscription at the tip of the lever handle.

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Size: 3252px × 1812px
Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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